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Law Practice,
Administrative/Regulatory

Mar. 22, 2017

Client confidentiality when the world is a microphone

WikiLeaks released disturbing information this month alleging that the CIA employs multiple types of technologies that allow agents to hack into various electronic devices. As legal professionals, these hacking techniques pose serious ethical challenges.

Anita Taff-Rice

Founder
iCommLaw

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Email: anita@icommlaw.com

iCommLaw(r) is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.

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CYBERSLEUTH

WikiLeaks released disturbing information this month alleging that the CIA employs multiple types of programs and technologies that allow agents to hack into various electronic devices to monitor conversations, electronic mail and text messages, even if the targeted person is using encryption. The only good news is that the targeted person was using a communications device and might have some notion that the conversation or message...

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